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On the recordOctober 24, 2007
A couple phone calls were made through the boss. And he was reminded that it would be very embarrassing to try to explain to people why homes burned while helicopters sat on the ground.
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Brian Bilbray
California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the delay in deploying military helicopters to fight the wildfires due to state regulations.

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